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Historical Development |
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| 2 |
Rutherford Model, H Emission Spectrum |
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| 3 |
Rydberg Formula, Photoelectric Effect |
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The Atom of Niels Bohr |
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Wave Nature, de Broglie Wavelength |
Problem set 1 (due) |
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Uncertainty Principle |
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Schrödinger Equation, Stationary Waves |
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Particle in a Box |
Problem set 2 (due) |
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Probabilities, Expectation Values, Operators I |
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Probabilities, Expectation Values, Operators II |
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Postulates of Quantum Mechanics I |
Problem set 3 (due) |
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Postulates of Quantum Mechanics II |
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Classical Harmonic Oscillator |
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Quantum Harmonic Oscillator |
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Tunneling |
Problem set 4 (due) |
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Three Dimensional Systems |
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Rigid Rotor |
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Spherical Harmonics |
Problem set 5 (due) |
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Angular Momenta |
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Hydrogen Atom I |
Problem set 6 (due) |
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Hydrogen Atom II |
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Variational Principle, Perturbation Theory |
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Helium Atom |
Problem set 7 (due) |
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Hartree-Fock, Self-Consistent Field |
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Electron Spin |
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Pauli Principle |
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Many Electron Atoms |
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Born-Oppenheimer Approximations |
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Valence Bond Theory |
Problem set 8 (due) |
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Molecular Orbital Theory, H2+ |
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| 31 |
Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules |
Problem set 9 (due) |
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Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules (cont.) |
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Building Molecules One Electron at a Time |
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Heteronuclear Diatomic Molecules |
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Polyatomics, Hybrids |
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Vibration-rotation Spectra |
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